

The Carbonaro Effect
Michael Carbonaro is a magician by trade, but a prankster by heart. Michael performs baffling tricks on unsuspecting people in everyday situations, all caught on hidden camera. Everyone is left stunned and delighted, even though they have no idea what just hit them.
Cast

Michael Carbonaro
Himself
Seasons

E1Got the Bug Out
Apr 1, 2014
Posing as a technician, Michael literally "gets the bug out" of a customer's phone and has him convinced it was in there all along.

E2A Problem with Chocolate Turtles and Seeds
May 15, 2014
Posing as a cashier, Michael makes a shopper's face appear on a milk carton and tries to convince her that she really is a missing person. Then, in a shipping store he has customers believing that impossible technology of the future has arrived, like a bowling ball that can be mailed in a flat box. Plus, he has a hotel guest questioning her identity when he swaps her ID, and stumps a valet when he does a disappearing act from his car.

E3A Waddle, a Scratch...
May 15, 2014
A duck fools thrift store shoppers; an endless chain of hangers; cheese corks in a liquor store; freezing wine; destroying and reconstructing art in a museum.

E4Just Smash It Out
May 22, 2014
Michael convinces car wash patrons that he broke their window, only to miraculously fix it with the push of a button. Then, dry cleaning customers are confused when Michael is suddenly wearing their clothes in the blink of an eye. Plus, pet shoppers see fish in a dry water bowl.

E5Out of Bounce
May 29, 2014
Too good to be true toys; Michael poses as a personal trainer who sweats a bucket-full; a disappearing car makes a security guard panic.

E6Don't Freeze Me
Jun 5, 2014
A light box turns heavy in a sporting goods store; Michael poses as a barista for a glass illusion; a boomerang in a museum; taxidermy mischief.

E7The Lizard Law
Jun 12, 2014
A lucky serpent at a Mexican restaurant; metal-melting salsa; a brown bag lunch that keeps on giving; the freshest frozen entrée ever; dead flowers revived.

E8It's a Makeshift
Jun 19, 2014
Never ending laundry soap; a human phonograph at the thrift store; a flipping punch bowl; a teleporting glass penguin.

E9Green Friendly
Jun 26, 2014
A shrinking wine bottle with a confounding cork; vanishing diamonds in a jewelry store; going green at the car wash.

E10Maybe it's the Echinacea?
Jul 10, 2014
Posing as a Pet Store employee, Michael sells customers on the novelty of pets that can hatch out of balloons and convinces a hotel valet that he can park a car without even sitting in the driver's seat.

E11Serious Déjà Vu
Jul 17, 2014
Posing as a bartender, Michael turns water into liquor and convinces a self-proclaimed experienced drinker that distillation is a lie.

E12An Elevated Ferret Alert
Jul 24, 2014
At a car wash, Michael uses a unique method to retrieve keys that were locked in a car, and horrifies a woman who does not want new furry friends.

E13Cause and Effect
Oct 30, 2014
In this special episode, Michael breaks the laws of physics with a multitude of tricks and then introduces new technologies to some very accepting patrons.

E14This is Not an Orange
Nov 6, 2014
Michael confuses variety store customers with products that have secret hideaways; astonishes camping store patrons with rafts that come in pill form; and convinces a woman that a tiny propeller enables human levitation.

E15Just During the Previews
Nov 13, 2014
Michael tests gravity when he floats the idea of astronaut snacks; his darkness-triggering popcorn and he astonishes an antique store employee with glass figurines that feel emotion and repair themselves.

E16In Case What?!
Nov 20, 2014
Michael stumps a delivery man when he pulls live crabs out of his Chinese food order.

E17A Faux Pas to Wear
Nov 27, 2014
Michael stuns shoppers with a remarkably advanced antique that self-tailors clothes and a chalkboard that solves mathematical equations.

E18Just a Milker
Dec 4, 2014
Michael fishes for trouble in a toy store with pop-up books that contain live animals and, at a health food store, he shows a woman how to milk almonds; a mummy causes an employee to question ancient curses.

E19Suburban Pimp
Dec 11, 2014
Michael gets spooky at an antique store with a vintage voodoo doll and, at a costume store, a Dorothy outfit comes complete with a little dog too.

E20Might Be Trippin'
Dec 18, 2014
Michael fills in for a karate instructor and interrupts the Zen of his students; a frog necklace that is so realistic; a clothing display that puts the "man" in mannequin.

E21An Awogami Is Ripe
Dec 25, 2014
Michael works at a camping store where his life-saving s'mores and pop-up coolers stun customers; a child safety pill bottle with built-in invisibility proves too complicated for adults; Michael adjusts the size of a model train.

E22Iguanasaurs
Jan 1, 2015
Michael shrinks into a leprechaun outfit; a museum employee makes the discovery of a lifetime when a preserved egg hatches a baby dinosaur.

E233D Galastical Morphin Ranging Power Tents
Jan 8, 2015
Michael tries to pull a fast one on burger joint patrons with his inflatable hot dogs and his unusual technique for bagging buns, then he creeps out a flea market vendor when he brings an acrylic encased arachnid back to life.

E24Flash Melt
Jan 15, 2015
Michael hits the jackpot in a convenience store with a man who guesses the winning lotto numbers and amazes a mother at a toy store when he demonstrates her own child's genius abilities.

E25An Over-grooming Situation
Jan 22, 2015
Michael leaves a co-worker with a technologically confounding hose that wirelessly transmits water; Michael's puppy takes to the catwalk after dressing himself in the most fashionable canine attire.

E1Just Made History
Jul 29, 2015
In the season two premiere, Michael poses as a hipster at a farmers market and makes an endless supply of juice. Then things become blurry at the eye doctor, and later, shape shifting aliens send Michael's co-worker into a frenzy.

E2Dangerously Drinkable
Aug 5, 2015
Michael astounds dental patients with molar radio transmissions, and while appraising art, he brings an extinct species back to life. Plus, an unusual brew stirs a ghostly hallucination that will make draws drop.

E3Japanese Waterless Folding Toilet
Aug 12, 2015
Michael stretches headphone cords and reality with a mystical putty and stuns a co-worker with new bathroom technology. In the big finale, a Porta Potty becomes a Portal Potty.

E4The Albino Corn Snake Viper Patrol
Aug 19, 2015
Working at a tattoo parlor, Michael gets some killer ink in a flash. Then it's SNAKES ON A SEDAN when a serpent ambushes a routine car checkup. Down on the docks, one unlucky guy learns a lesson in shrinkage.

E5Amvox 73
Aug 26, 2015
Michael unearths a mutant turtle from a mystical Peruvian clay. A woman is blown away when 2 adorable bunnies become 8 and to top it off, a hapless carpenter becomes an accidental time traveler when a potent new glue has him coming undone.

E6Turn to Gold
Sep 9, 2015
A miraculous liquid gives Michael the Midas touch in an eyeglass store. Later, Michael trains the new girl at a tanning salon, but things take horrifying turn when she believes she's killed her first customer.

E7Take the Mirror
Sep 16, 2015
Michael's candy shop customers witness a live scorpion get freed from a lollipop and later Michael's cocktail invention has one man drunk with envy! In the big finish, a cursed mirror turns simple reflections into reality.

E8Sierra Volcano
Sep 23, 2015
Michael performs a revolutionary treatment that turns back time and at the farmer's market, a pungent pre-historic cheese mesmerizes one shopper's taste buds. Plus, an accident with a 3D printer has Michael meeting his match.

E9The Doughy Parts
Sep 30, 2015
At an office, Michael goes from suave to slacker in the blink of an eye. Then at a museum, a man discovers his painter's touch is worth thousands and at a pool club, Michael and his strange friend are in the deep end with security.

E10That's Voodoo
Oct 7, 2015
Michael wows mall shoppers with snakes that sooth and spiders that stitch. At an art supply store a woman finds out that she's a natural born wood whittler. Plus, an abandoned house won't let go of its precious things.

E11Catch the Flu
Oct 14, 2015
Michael helps a man realize his amazing mind powers and an art gallery's tribal mask goes missing which has the security guard fearing war.

E12Deep Space Air
Oct 21, 2015
While doing scientific research, Michael makes things heavy with some otherworldly air. At a bakery, the new rolls are so light that they defy gravity. Michael then gets caught by the ultimate sand trap as a golf instructor.

E13Fishguise
Oct 28, 2015
At a local copy shop, Michael introduces a print by hand technique and at a bait and tackle shop, he unveils the latest fish fashion trends. At an office, Michael pulls a switcheroo and the new temp has no idea who's the boss.

E14EggShaq
Mar 23, 2016
Michael unveils the mystery behind bowling balls, and does the world's longest spit take; Shaquille O'Neal helps with a plan to blow one super-fan's mind.

E15Dead Man Walking
Mar 30, 2016
Michael serenades a clam while posing as a cook; a spirited trick leaves one man questioning the afterlife.

E16I Am Ogle Thorpe
Apr 6, 2016
When Michael opens a shocking package at a warehouse, a man goes hog wild. And while pigs may not fly, Michael proves that kittens can. One woman believes a curse has transformed a man right before her eyes.

E17The Framing Canon
Apr 13, 2016
While working in an art supply store, Michael astounds a customer with a framing device, shocks a patron who can't see the whole picture and becomes a piece of art. Later, a woman goes haywire when Michael literally loses his head.

E18Skull with a Flower Hat
Apr 20, 2016
While posing as a security guard, Michael turns a metal detector into a microwave, exposes a surveillance operation and finds himself in the line of fire. Later, a mover is dumbfounded when a woman rises from the ashes.

E19Warthogs, WogHearts and Hogwarts
Apr 27, 2016
Michael refreshes stale nachos and peels back the truth behind a fake bill. He also unveils the latest in cellular soda machine technology. But what will happen when he breathes life into a T-Rex?

E20A Positive Presence
May 4, 2016
Michael serves a drink that can eat away at anything and cleanse so organic that it creates life. Later, his sneaker lacing technology shocks a customer and makes an assistant think someone has risen from the dead.

E21Top Priority of NASA
May 18, 2016
Michael's tricks include a soup fit for space, odd ear wax removal and a mystic massage. Later, a mover travels through time.

E22Drone Care
May 25, 2016
While working as a florist, Michael nukes petal popping flowers, sheds light on frog mutation, and turns an ant farm into a work of art.

E23Sets Itself, Lights Itself
Jun 1, 2016
Michael loses a credit card in a series of absorbing containers. In an art store, he shakes off sloppy handwriting to reveal some fancy calligraphy. Later on, a catering assistant gets spooked when the chinaware sets itself.

E24A Living Trilobite
Jun 8, 2016
Michael proves chipmunks are nature's accountants; Michael stuns a museum worker by bringing a fossilized creature to life.

E25House of Horrors
Jun 15, 2016
Michael unveils a coffee making app and gets textually active with the world's thinnest disposable phone. Then he debuts a new beauty invention that turns ugly.

E26He's a Professional Dude
Jun 22, 2016
Michael silences a traveling squeak while remodeling a home; a hospital becomes the scene of a mind-bending game of cops and robbers.

E1Incredibly Unsettling
Feb 1, 2017
Michael breezes into the Windy City to shock and amaze the Chicago locals. In a health store, he sells a supplement that proves you are what you drink, and at a Metro station, he utterly derails a commuter's sense of reality.

E2Holy Moly Mirror
Feb 8, 2017
In a local Chicago diner, Michael brings new meaning to the term "hold the pickles". Plus, he discovers an aggressive new breed of fungus at a park, and later, he helps a co-worker disappear from work early in a hospital warehouse.

E3Bro, They're Surrounding Us!
Feb 15, 2017
At a market, Michael reveals an amazing credit card hack, and at a science shop, he demonstrates how far stem cell research has come. Later, Michael spooks a gardener who's certain that angry gnomes are hunting him down!

E4It's a Chicken, Sir!
Feb 22, 2017
Discovering a ferocious new breed of animal at a park; invading a local tea shop; Michael transforms himself at an abandoned art studio.

E5Wait, My Chair!
Mar 1, 2017
Michael shows a caterer the true power of dairy products, and an antique store customer is stunned when a species of termite chews through the scenery.

E6Soliciting Statue
Mar 8, 2017
Michael shows off an impossible way to organize your clothes; there are some surprises lurking in our favorite foods at the super market; Michael pushes his skills by tricking two people at the same time.

E7Speed Thieves
Mar 22, 2017
At a diner, Michael adds some spice to lunchtime and gives patrons the chills while demonstrating a new way to cool soup. And at a furniture store, Michael shows his coworker that impossible things can happen in the blink of an eye.

E8The Impractically Carbonaro Jokers' Effect
Mar 29, 2017
In this special crossover event, the Impractical Jokers help Michael stun coffee bar customers - but soon discover the joke is on them; on a nature trail, Michael's woodland creatures display fantastic hidden abilities.

E9A Similar Rock Energy
Nov 9, 2017
Michael is back in Chicago to hash out new ideas in a hemp store, but it's not until he inspects a spooky church that people start getting stoned, literally. Plus, Michael teams up with special guest star, Jack Black!

E10Kind of Like a Seafoam Green
Nov 16, 2017
Michael shows some unsuspecting shoppers how to manipulate solid objects, and he reveals the truth about automatic vacuums; one employee's shift at a camping store becomes very colorful and confusing.

E11Super Saturn Moon Travel
Nov 30, 2017
At Michael's fireworks stand, he's got everything from exploding fruit to levitation sparklers, and at a hemp store, Michael shows off his innovations in hemp technology. Plus, a time capsule completely blows one man's mind!

E12Cuban Assimilatory Persea Plant
Dec 7, 2017
Michael tries new foods like shape-shifting pasta and never-ending soup! Then it's off to a vinyl shop for a record-breaking illusion, and later, Michael tries to convince his coworker to explore a new plant.

E13Pixelated Vision
Dec 14, 2017
At a wilderness store, Michael reels in customers with an amazing new fishing tool, and at an AT&T store, Michael shows off a camera that's literally paper thin. Plus, a day of mini golf turns explosive when a loose cannon appears.

E14Italian Food Matter
Dec 21, 2017
Michael uncovers the secrets behind baoding balls, origami and paper lamps, and at Eataly, he reveals a spray that turns everything into bacon. Plus, a picture worth a thousand words leaves Michael's assistant speechless.

E15Industrial Asphalt Sealant
Dec 28, 2017
Michael trains his coworkers how to hold a dog who can't hold it, and at the AT&T store, Michael shows off a new way to lighten the load. Plus, a man can vanish into a manhole, but the whole hole can't vanish, right?!

E16Pineapple Breeze
Jan 4, 2018
At a cell phone store, Michael reveals an exciting new way to fix your tablet, and later, he makes a drink that's impossible to swallow. Plus, a dog owner loves that Michael has turned her pet into the smartest animal in the world!

E17The Essence Of The Wings
Jan 11, 2018

E1Total Face Rejuvenation
May 17, 2018
Michael shocks a receptionist with a medical procedure that leaves both their jaws on the floor.

E2Relax the Back
May 24, 2018
Michael shocks people with every trick in the book at a library, including a voice-controlled page turner.

E3The Snowball
May 31, 2018
Michael visits a ski shop to demonstrate the latest in winter gear; a hat that also makes hot cocoa.

E4You’ve Been Marked
Jun 7, 2018
Michael shows off a seashell from the seashore, that still has the seashore in it.

E5Simon Soft
Jun 14, 2018
Michael turns iced tea into a tea candle.

E6Whippit
Jun 28, 2018
In an ice cream shop, Michael whips up a mind-boggling app.

E7The Food Flattener
Jul 5, 2018
At a cooking class, Michael gets crabby when chopping salad and brings the heat to instantly cook a meatball with his breath.

E8Dr. Bones
Jul 12, 2018
Michael explores the true depth of a deep-dish pizza.

E9There's Life in Here
Dec 13, 2018
Michael gives a confused woman the license to speed at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

E10Prehistoric Fossil Breeding
Dec 20, 2018
Michael schools a man on fish fossil breeding at a rock store.

E11Vegan Plant
Dec 27, 2018
Michael feeds a cannibalistic plant at a garden center.

E12Sorcery or Science
Jan 10, 2019
Michael sweetens a woman's day at a candy store when a chocolate bunny eats here ring.

E13Fight or Flight
Jan 17, 2019
While working at a cheese store, Michael milks the reaction of a woman stunned by breeding brie.

E14Fright at the Museum
Jan 24, 2019
At a campsite, Michael turns rain into wine and has an app that gives a new meaning to the "call of nature."

E15Dummy Talks
Jan 31, 2019
At an appliance store, a man goes bananas over Michael's self stocking fridge.

E16Home Run Away
Feb 7, 2019
At a deli, Michael bakes bread with power tools, and in a tux store, his outfit change doesn't suit his customer.

E1Cat Lady
Nov 7, 2019
At auditions, Michael wows directors with costume changes but cracks when he sings; things get sticky when he demos flying post-its; Michael's co-worker's jaw drops when a shape-shifting tenant returns while they clean house.

E2Moving Dragon
Nov 14, 2019
While working at a pool store, Michael flies on a kickboard and shows the culinary uses of a pool noodle; at a pet store, he breeds hamsters from pellets; Michael stuns his helper as moving day heats up with a fiery statue.

E3Lipstick and the Flying Nun
Nov 21, 2019
While working at an antique shop, Michael unpacks an item with a message from beyond and a problem-solving toy puzzles his co-worker. Plus, Michael works a fundraiser where a painting raises not just money but the body of a nun.

E4Pink Slime
Dec 5, 2019
While working at a book store, Michael feeds some book worms. Plus, Michael serves food and gives new meaning to the term "grass fed beef". Then, at a food testing center, Michael spooks his assistant when an experiment takes a new shape.

E5Chilly Flakes and Wormholes
Dec 12, 2019
Michael works in a spice shop and gets the icy treatment with his take on "chilly flakes". Plus at a hotel, he cleans a spill with his phone. And then, at an abandoned house, Michael amazes his assistant when he climbs through a wormhole.

E6Popcorn Pants
Dec 19, 2019
Michael delivers a shock in a shipping store when packaged wine tips over and gets the bubble wrap tipsy. At a popcorn shop, Michael dons the latest kernel fashions. Later, at a theater, he stuns his helper when a trick jumps off the screen.

E7Vanishing Daycare
Dec 26, 2019
At a thrift store, Michael transforms a t-shirt that's suitable for all four seasons and at a daycare, his aid thinks she loses more than her mind. Plus, in a museum, Michael's helper runs scared when a sculpture starts to slither away.

E8Puppification
Jan 2, 2020
At an appliance store, Michael blends juices with a sticker. Then, at a pet shop, he reverses the food chain. Plus, at a doggy spa, an old dog learns new tricks when a rejuvenation machine turns back time and Michael doesn't go unscathed.
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Michael Carbonaro is a magician by trade, but a prankster by heart. Michael performs baffling tricks on unsuspecting people in everyday situations, all caught on hidden camera. Everyone is left stunned and delighted, even though they have no idea what just hit them.
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